Legal Opinion
King v. Cancienne
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 23, 1975No. 55745PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
316 So.2d 366 (1975)
Edison L. KING
v.
E. A. CANCIENNE et al.
No. 55745.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 23, 1975.
Rehearing Denied July 25, 1975.
Sam J. D'Amico, D'Amico & Curet, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant.
Robert J. Vandaworker, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.
BARHAM, Justice.
The issue before us is whether the right to bring a wrongful death action under La.C.C. art. 2315 is a civil effect of marriage, and may therefore be maintained by a good faith spouse. We determine that La.C.C. arts. 117 and 118 require that we answer the question…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Hubgh v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1851
- Vaughan v. Dalton-Lard Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Prince v. HopsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Patton v. Cities of Philadelphia & New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1846
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Callais v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Roche v. Big Moose Oil Field Truck ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Nathan v. Touro InfirmarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
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